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Tragedy in Auburn and Homicide Prevention
Over the weekend, an upsetting story came out of Auburn, Alabama. An argument broke out at a Saturday evening party, and one man ultimately shot and killed three young men and injured three others....
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Pathways to health: Public transportation
Washington DC MetroCourtesy CDC/Dr. Edwin P. Ewing Jr. When I lived in the suburbs of the Twin Cities, I had a very happy marriage with public transit. Every weekday morning, I hopped on my bike,...
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Coming soon to your pharmacy…HIV testing
Dropping by the pharmacy later? After you pick up your aspirin, tampons, and gummy bears, think about taking a minute to get an HIV test. Thanks to a new pilot project that the CDC announced today,...
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Communities say, "Go play!"
For kids, exercise is fun, not work. On summer days, they can’t wait to dash down the block to the playground, scramble up and down the slides, and climb across the monkey bars. Why can’t grown men and...
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AIDS 2012: The epidemic in black America
I’m keeping with the theme of HIV/AIDS for the week, inspired by the world AIDS conference in Washington DC. Last night, I watched Endgame: AIDS in Black America, a Frontline special that first aired...
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Breast Cancer Survival Rates: Race Matters
Photo courtesy of Michael Baird via Flickr Even though black women are slightly less likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than white women, they are more likely than white women to die if they are...
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24 Hours in the Life of an Oakland ER
If you’re like me, it might be hard to fully grasp the problems with the healthcare system in this country just by reading statistics in the newspaper. Stories about real people make the problems so...
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Help Improve Access to Credit in Native American Communities
A young Tohono O’odham girl. Photo courtesy of USDA via Flickr. If you have experience with community development, underserved communities, or minority health, it’s time to make your voice heard!...
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Animated Video Brings Health Research Down to Earth
Screenshot from “What is Health Research?” If you missed the Saturday morning cartoons today, don’t worry. Charles Drew University’s AXIS program has a new animated public health video that explains...
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New Study on Implicit Bias Among Healthcare Providers
“Consider the example of an implicitly biased physician who wrongly perceives that an African American patient with uncontrolled hypertension is uncooperative and unlikely to adhere to a more intensive...
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